Piotr Naskrecki / Dobson's Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus grandidieri) pair drinking, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) in flight low over water, with splash from drinking in flight. France, Europe, May.

Stephen Dalton / Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus sp) in flight, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying towards insect prey at night, UK

Stephen Dalton / Pair of Common pipistrelle bats {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight, UK

Laurie Campbell / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight with silhouette of village in background, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, June

Kim Taylor / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) juvenile, Surrey, England

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat flying over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon, this is the smallest bat found north of Me...

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat chases a moth over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon

Kim Taylor / Common pipistrelles {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying round Church tower. UK. Digital composite

Duncan Mcewan / Pipistrelle bat head portrait, Scotland, Europe, UK

Hans Christoph Kappel / Nathusius Pipistrelle flying, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common pipistrelle roosting (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Germany

Jim Hallett / Common pipistrelle leaving roost (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) leaving roost, Wales, UK, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Savi's pipistrelle portrait {Pipistrellus savii} Germany

Nick Upton / Young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) reared in captivity since their rescue as pups, learning to fly and hunt in a flight cage at dusk before being released, North Devon Bat Care,...

Nick Upton / Young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) reared in captivity since their rescue as pups, learning to fly and hunt in a flight cage at dusk before being released, North Devon Bat Care,...

Nick Upton / Young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) reared in captivity since their rescue as pups, learning to fly and hunt in a flight cage at dusk before being released, North Devon Bat Care,...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering releasing young Common pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) she has reared since their rescue as pups into a flight cage at dusk, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, U...

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering feeding a rescued week-old abandoned Common pipistrelle bat pup (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) with goat's milk from a pipette, North Devon Bat Care, Barnstaple, Devon, UK, June 2016....

Nick Upton / Samantha Pickering preparing to release a Common pipistelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in her garden after it was rescued locally and fully reabilitatated at her bat sanctuary, North Devon Bat Ca...

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Comparison of bat droppings. Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) left, Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) top, Serotine bat (eptesicus serotinus) right. The Netherlands, September, Mee...

Michael Durham / Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) flying at night, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Georgia

Michael Durham / Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) male with female Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) below and Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) below her, Conasauga River, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Fore...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus kuhli) roosting in old house near Orvieto. Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus kuhli) roosting in old house near Orvieto. Italy, July

Barry Mansell / Tri-color Bat (Perimyotis / Pipistrellus subflavus)captive from North America

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group. Kent, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii). Orphan hand-raised by Kent Bat Group member Hazel Ryan. Kent, UK, June. Model released.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight at night past acorns and oak leaves. France, Europe, October.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) in flight low over water, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) in flight over water, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight by buildings at dusk. Multiple strobe exposure. France, Europe, October.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) leaving building at night to forage. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle kuhlii) in flight over water, with splash from drinking in flight. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight low over water, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, May.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) drinking from water surface in flight. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) in flight low over water, with splash from drinking in flight. France, Europe, October.

Eric Medard / Kuhl's Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) in flight low over water, drinking in flight France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipstrellus pipistrellus) in flight low over pond by buildings. France, Europe, August.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrelle pipistrelle) in flight over water at dusk. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) flying above water at night. Multiple strobe exposure. France, Europe, July.

Eric Medard / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) in flight above water, mouth open to emit echolocating calls. France, Europe, August.

Barry Mansell / Eastern pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus subflavus) roosting in cave covered with dew drops. West Florida, USA.

Laurie Campbell / Common / Bandit pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight, Berwickshire, Scotland, August

Laurie Campbell / Common / Bandit pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight, Berwickshire, Scotland, August

Alex Hyde / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) backlit to show bone stucture, Derbyshire, UK. Dead speciman.

Simon Colmer / Soprano Pipistrelle bat, 55khz (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Soprano Pipistrelle bat, 55khz (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Soprano Pipistrelle bat, 55khz (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Common Pipistrelle bat, 45khz (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Common Pipistrelle bat, 45khz (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Captive, UK

Simon Colmer / Soprano / Brown Pipistrelle bat 55khz (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) roosting, Captive, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrallus) with mouth open showing teeth, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrallus) roosting under roof tiles, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrallus) flying in roof space, UK

Gerrit Vyn / Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) infected with white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease which causes a distinctive ring of fungal growth around the muzzles and on the wings of cave bats. Ulst...

Laurie Campbell / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) hunting at twilight, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, July

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus sp) flying low over pond at night, Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) juvenile, Surrey, England

Roy Mangersnes / Soprano pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pygmaeus} climbing down a tree trunk, Norway. July

Duncan Mcewan / Common Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) portrait on branch, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat flying, Copper Mountains, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common pipistrelle {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in Walnut shell, Germany

Jane Burton / Common Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipestrellus} captive

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon. This is the smallest bat found north of Mexico

Duncan Mcewan / Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Inverness-shire, UK

Hans Christoph Kappel / Nathusius' pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus nathusii} in flight, captive

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common pipistrelle {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in nut shell, captive, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Savi's pipistrelle roosting {Pipistrellus savii} Germany

Geoff Simpson / Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} captive, Derbyshire, UK

Andy Sands / Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying at night, captive, UK.

Andy Sands / Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying at night, captive, UK.

Andy Sands / Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying past Buddleia at night, captive, UK.

Mike Read / Common Pipistrelle bat near roost hole in tree {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} Hampshire, UK

Andy Sands / Common pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} Resting on tree trunk, captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} resting on Sycamore. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight, Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Rescued Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} on human finger. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Rescued Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} fed on human finger. UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} multiple exposure flight sequence. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight over water, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} in flight over water, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} resting on tree trunk. Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Pipistrelle bat {Pipistrellus pipistrellus} flying past poplar catkins. Captive, UK.